Handing-in mechanism



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v F, MAUE HANDING 1N MECHANISM Filed Feb. 1o. 19254 l lllll.

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F. MAUE HANDING IN MECHANI SM Filed Feb. l0 1923 Munn I 3 Sheets-Sheet 5lietented lli/lar. ll, 1924i.

"lA-dadini FEED MAUE, F SHAMOKN, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSGNGR TO zf. 8L C,

A CORPORATION GF PENSYLVANEA.

HANDNGN f-GEANISM.

Application filed February 10, 1523. Serial o. 615.363.

To all whom may concern.'

Be it known that I, FRED MAUE, a citizen of the United States, residingat Shaniolrin, in the countv of Northumberland and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHanding-ln Mechanism, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to inechanism for handing-in the warpthreads, in the operation of passing the saine through the loops or eyesin the heddle or har ess wires. f

It is the general practice to employ two operators in drawing-in thewarp threads through the heddle eyes. Cnc operator is positioned uponone side of the heddle` while the assistant operator is positioned uponthe opposite side. The assistant. operator alternately selects a warpthread from the two bunches ot warp threads. which are previouslycrossed, and hands each selected warp thread to the drawing-in operator,who draws the saine through the eye of the heddle.

Attempts have heretofore been inade to dispense with the assistantoperator, tor handing-in the selected warp thread.

' ln accordance with the present invention, the construction of such amachine is greatly siinplihed, and its operation rendered easier. Themachine is operated by a single pedal, and no operating parts aremount-ed upon any of tie lease rods of the lease traine. The stationaryclanip for holding the ends oit the two bunches of warp threads isdispensed with, while the ends or" the bunches are maintained separate,and are held within separate clanips or holders, which are shiftedlaterally with respect to each other. The device is therefore entirelyseparate troni the lease frame, and is therefore rendered entirelyportable, and may be quickly shifted to dil'l'ei'ent positions withrespect to the lease Jtraine, or readily inoved from one lease 'traineto aiother.

In the accompanying drawings torining a part of this speciiication andin .vhich like numerals are employed to designate lilieparts throughoutthe saine,

`Figure 1 is a perspective view ot handing in mechanism embodying in v ive tion,

Figure 2 is a central vertical transverse sectional View through theinechanisin,

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the upper portion ofthe inechanisin, parts in elevation, taken on line 3--3 ot Figure 2,

Figure clamps,

Figure 5 is a side elevation ot the saine,

Figure 6 is a side elevation ot the upper portion of the mechanism,showing the clanips or holding elements in one position, with theselected warp thread released, and,

Figure 7 is a similar view with the next. selected warp thread released,and the clamps shifted to the other extreme position,

is a plan view o'f one of the Figure 8 is a view of the gear and itsconnection with the reciprocating rod` ln the drawings, whereinflior thepurpose of illustration is shown a preferredembodinient ot inyinvention, the numerals 10 and 11 designate lease rods, included in theusual lease traine. The nuineral 1Q designates longitudinal bars or' theheddle or saddle traine, and 13 the heddle wires, provided with theusual eyes 14, through which is passed a hook or eleinent 15, employedin drawing-in the warp threads. This is the usual construction, as iswell known in the art, andwhich is illustrated in Patent No. 1,067,602,

The handing-in mechanism, constituting` the present invention, embodiesa base 1 6. which is unattached to the floor, and renders the entiremechanism portable. Foi-ined upon the upper side ol the base is avertical sleeve 17, li a vertical tubular standard 1,8, clarnpcdtherein. This standard receives a reciprocatory rod 19, whichcylindrical. rlfhis rod does not turn upon its longitudinal artis, butis slidable longitudinally within bearings and 21, clan'iped within thetubular standard 18. The lower end of the rod 19 carries upon one sidethereof a trunnion or pivot 22, operating within an elongated slot 2?,Jorined in a crank or arin 24.

This crank or arm is clamped upon a rock shaft 25, journaled in abearing 26, rigid upon thoase 16. The rock shaft Q6 has a pedal 2Trigidly secured to its ree end. lt is obvious that the operator mayplace her foot upon the pedal 27, and by swinging the saine in oppositedirections, cause the rod 19 to reciprocate.

rllhe numeral 28 designates a horizontal casing or support, carrying adepending sleeve 29, preferably integral therewith, which is clamped tothe tubular standard 18. rllhe casing or support 28 is arrangedhorizontally, and is parallel with the rock shaft 25.

The numerals 3() and 3l dtsignate shift ing boxes or carriers, which aresldable longitudinally within the casing or support 28, and are heldspaced from each other by a horizontal strip 32, attached to the upperend of the casing 2S. The upper end ot the casing QS is otherwise openwhile its bottom is Closed. The box or carriers 30 and 31 are equippedwith depending bases 32, provided with longitudinal racks 33, arrangedupon their innr taces. These racks engage the opposite sides ot' a gear3st, having a central opening. slidably receiving the upper end of therod 19. rlhe upper portion of this rod is provided with a spira-l groove35, and the gear 34 is provided with an inwardly projecting pin or stud36. which enters the spiral groove 35. The gear Bel is tree to rotatebut cannot move vertically, and tor this purpose, open brackets 3G. arearranged upon opposite sides ot thi upper end of the rod 19, within thecasing 28, and have openings 37, into and through which the gear 34projects. The upper and lower faces ot each bracket 36 are provided withcurve-...l race-ways 38, receiving bearing balls 39. engaging withincircular race-ways 4.0, termed in the upper and lower trices of the gear34E.

Mounted within the boxes or carriers 3() and 3l are. clamps or holdingelements 4l and 42, receiving the ends ot' the two bilnches 13 and all.ot the warp threads. These clamps are preferably identical. and may beot' any suit-able construction. For the purpose of illustration, clampsare shown, embodying sides 45, hinged together at 4G. The free ends ot'the clamps are detachably connected by bolts 47 or the like. It desired.a strip of fibrous material 4S may be held within the clamps, inengagement with the warp threads. The clamps. are mounted within theboxes or carriers, and are held. therein against upward displacement, bytying elements 49. detachably connected with the boxes or carriers 30,and extending ov r the clamps, as shown.

It is thus seen that the clamps are removably held within the boxes orcarriers. It is obvious that the clamps have sulicient frictionalengagement with the warp threads in th bunches to hold them againstaccidental displacement, but will permit of the selected warp threadbeing withdrawn 'from the clamp, by the operator, without disturbing`the remainingwarp threads.

In operation, the bunches 43 and a4 of the warp threads. are passed uponon` side of the upper lease rods l0. and these bunches are then passedupon opposite sides ot the lower lease rod 1l. The bunches are Yoperation. As clearly illustrated in Figure G. the first warp thread Bto the right; belonging in bunch el. is lett free, while the remainingwarp threads are crossed and interlaced. The Yarp thread designat'd byB. may now be drawn through the eye 14 ot the heddle. When this is done,the operator shi't'ts the pedal 27 whereby the bor 31 is shifted to theright, and box 30 to the lett. as shown in Figure 7. rlhis movement willrelease the warp thr ad C ot' the bunch 43. while the remaining warpthreads are retained interlaced. This operation is continued until eachwarp thread in turn is selected and released. and drawn through the eyeof the heddle.

Vlt is to be understood that the form of this inv ntion herewith shownand described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same. andthat various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement ot parts may beresorted to without departing from the spirit ot' the invention or thescope oli' the subjoined claims.

laving thus described my invention, l claim l. llandingdn mechanism forwarp threads, comprising a substantially.vertical support, a shaftmounted upon the support to move longitudinally thereof. a. 1iedalarranged nea-r the lower end of the support and having an operativeconnection with the shaft to ejlii'ect its longitudinal movement, acasing mounted upon the upper end of the support, reciprocating elementsmounted within the casing and having means for en gaging with bunches ofwarp threads, raclt bars extending longitudinally ot the reciprocatingelements and connected therewith. a gear arranged between the rack barsto simultaneously shift them Ain opposite directions, and means wherebythe longitudinal movement of the rod serves to turn said gear.

2. Handing-in mechanism for bunches oit warp threads. comprising a base,an upstanrling tubular standard carried bythe base. a reciprocatorjtTrod mounted within the tubular standard, apedal arranged near Vthe baseand having connection with the rod to effect its reciprocator;7movement, a support inminted upon the uinaer-port'ion of the tilbula rstandard, reciprocating elements mounted unen ''l port and having meansfor en` 1th the bunches of 'warp threads.

rari; bars carried by the reciprocatingI elements, a gear arrangedbetween the rack bars and engaging them, and means for effecting athreaded connection between the reciprocatory rod and said gear.

B. Handing-in mechanism for bunches ot' warp threads, comprising asupport, a. gear mounted upon the support, a pair of reciprocatoryelements having means for engaging with the bunches of Warpv threads,rack bars carried by the reciprocatory elements for engaging with thegear, a reciprocatory rod. means tor effecting a threaded connectionbetween the rod and gear, and a manually o perated element to move thereciprocatory rod.

+L. Ilandiiigin mechanism Jfor bunches of warp threads` comprising abase, a tubular standard carried thereby, a. casing mounted upon theupper end of the tubular standard. a reciprocatory rod Within thetubular standard, a pedal mounted near the base and haring connectionWith the rod to reciprocate it, a pair ot carriers mounted toreciprocate within the casing, rack hars arranged beneath the carriersand attached thereto and extending longitudinallyT thereof, a geararranged beneath the carriers between the rack hars and engagingtherewith. means for ei?- lecting a screw threaded connection betweenthe gear and rod, and means mounted upon the carrier for engaging thebunches of Warp threads.

Handing-in mechanism for bunches of warp threads Which are passed uponopposite sides of a lease rod and crossed. comprising a support, a pairof. reciprocatory carriers mounted upon the support and provided withrack bars, a gear mounted upon the support between the rack' bars andengaging therewith, manually operated means to turn the gear in oppositedirections, and a pair of clamps secured to the (arriere and engagingthe ends of said bunches to hold them against displacement and to shiftthe same laterally.

6. Handing-in mechanism for bunches of #arp threads, which are passedupon opposite sides of a. lease rod and crossed, comprising a support, apair ot reciprocatory carriers mounted upon the support and providedwith longitudinally extending rack bars, a gear mounted upon thesup-port be tween the rack bars and engaging the rack bars, an operatingshaft having Screw threaded engagement with the gear, means to move theshaft longitudinally in opposite directions, and clamps mounted upon thecarriers to engage with the ends of the bunches to hold them and shiftthem laterally.

T. Handing-in mechanism vtor bunches of Warp threads which are crossedand passed upon opposite sides of a lease rod, comprising a tubularstandard, a reciprocatory rod extending longitudinally within thestandard and provided near its upper end with a spiral groove, a cranlrconnected with the lower end ot' the rod to shi'tt it longitudinally, apedal connected with the crank to more it in opposite directions, acasing mounted upon the upper end of the tubular standard, farriersslidably mounted Within the casing and having longitudinally extend. ingrack bars, a gear rotatable upon the upper end of the rod and having anextension entering the spiral groove, means to hold the gear againstmovement longitudinally oi the rod` and clamping devices removablymounted upon the carriers to engage with the ends of said bunches and toshift said ends laterally.

.ln testimony whereof l ailix my signature.

FRED MAUE.

